{"id":5179,"date":"2012-09-05T08:44:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T13:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=5179"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:15:49","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:15:49","slug":"pilgrim-perspective-adds-new-members-to-the-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=5179","title":{"rendered":"Pilgrim Perspective adds New Members to the Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Freshman Elizabeth Jackson, junior Allyson Bender, and sophomore Guadalupe Ortiz join the staff of Pilgrim Perspective. Photo by: Gina Rodeghero<\/p><\/div>\n

By Gina Rodeghero<\/em><\/p>\n

Brainstorming ideas, writing questions, and writing articles are a process everyone who takes journalism learns. Every year on the first day of school, the journalism class welcomes new members to the staff who are eager to learn more about the class.
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\nTrimester one of this year has welcomed three new members to the journalism staff. \u00a0\u00a0Junior \u00a0Allyson Bender, \u00a0Freshman Elizabeth Jackson, and Sophomore Guadalupe Ortiz. \u00a0Right away the new members are taught how to brainstorm ideas, create questionnaires, send the questions out and collect answers, and of course then form an article.<\/p>\n

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Allyson Bender and Elizabeth Jackson type furiously to complete their articles. Photo by: Gina Rodeghero<\/p><\/div>\n

Bender a new staff writer joined journalism because \u201cI need a way to get the writing out of my system for the day. I tend to write stories, poems, and songs in the middle of class. So to join a class that I can write in without getting in trouble is a good thing in my mind.\u201d \u00a0Loving to write is a great asset to have when joining journalism because there is a lot of writing involved. \u00a0Bender will also be participating in other activities this year such as band, she wants to try out for track, and she is trying to start a club for anyone who likes Japanese comics. \u00a0Her favorite part of writing in journalism is \u201casking questions, because I can learn a bit about the people that read our newspaper and see from their point of view.\u201d \u00a0Bender also enjoys reading, writing, drawing, Halloween, and role-playing.<\/p>\n

Ortiz joined journalism because, \u201cI thought it would be fun. \u00a0Plus, I love to write.\u201d \u00a0Not only is she a new member of journalism but she intends to join H.E.A.R.T club, Key club, and F.T.A. \u00a0Before joining the staff she was interested in journalism because her sister is in journalism, but after her freshman year she realized that she loved to write. \u00a0Ortiz\u2019s top five favorite things about journalism include, \u201cI love to write about everything, a whole class dedicated to writing, it is fun, we get to skip a day to go to Ball State University, and I like to go out and take pictures.\u201d \u00a0In journalism class the students have learned many new things already. \u00a0Ortiz shared a few of those things that she has learned. \u201cI learned about lead writing, in English we were taught that our introduction has to list the main point, have some examples of things we were going to write about, and a transition. \u00a0But in journalism, we just have to get to the gist of the article in as few words as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Guadalupe Ortiz edits her photo to finish up her article. Photo by: Gina Rodeghero<\/p><\/div>\n

Being a new staff writer Jackson explained why she joined the staff. \u201cI’ve always loved writing, and I was so in love with the fact that new reporters get to get the hard hitting facts before anybody else. Plus I loved being able to have my stories published in the school newspaper,\u201d explains Jackson. \u00a0Besides being in journalism Jackson has many other hobbies, \u201cI am a Facebook addict. However, I also love going on runs, taking pictures, being with my friends and family.\u201d \u00a0Her top five favorite things about journalism this year include, \u201cBeing able to be the ones that get to tell our school the important information. \u00a0Being involved in school activities. \u00a0Being able to show my writing talents to all of the school body.
\nMeeting new people that I can now call my friends. \u00a0Being able to have my ideas thrown out there and they be put to good use.”<\/p>\n

Although this is just the start of the new year these three new members of the staff are expanding their knowledge of journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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